FORM USE OF THE TENSE BEEN OR GONE

AFFIRMATIVE It´s used to talk about actions I have never eaten caviar..  We use “been” when we want to
Subject+ have/has+ past that have a present result. They have arrested the thief. say somebody has gone to a place
participle of the main verb. I can´t find my key. I’ve lost it.  When we use this tense we are and has already returned from that
NEGATIVE It´s also used to talk about interested in the action itself, not place.
Subject+ haven’t / hasn´t + actions that started in the past in the time when it happened. We I have been to London several
past participle of the main and continue up to the present. can´t use past time expressions times.
verb. I have lived here all my life. with this tense.  We use “gone” when we want to
INTERROGATIVE  We often use this tense to talk I have bought a new cd. express somebody has gone
Have / Has+subject+ past about experiences in life or to Not I have bought a new cd two somewhere and is still there.
participle of the main verb. announce a recent happening. days ago. Paul has gone to the cinema. He is
not here yet.

ALREADY – JUST – YET – NEVER – EVER- FOR - SINCE

 FOR is used to talk about the
duration of an action.
 ALREADY is used in  YET is used in negative sentences the past participle to mean you I have lived here for 20 years.
affirmative sentences before with the meaning of “still”. It´s have not experienced something  SINCE is used with a point in
the past participle. placed at the end of the sentence. in your life.
time.
I have already seen that film. I haven’t met Bob yet. I have never eaten Indian food. I have lived here since 1999.
 JUST is used before the past In questions yet has the same  EVER is used before the past  REMEMBER we often use this
participle to mean that meaning as already and it is placed participle to know if you have tense with time expressions such
something happened not a at the end of the question. experienced something in your as: lately, recently, up to now, so
long time ago. Have you met Bob yet? life. far and after the expression It´s
I’ve just finished the book.  NEVER is used before the past Have you ever played snooker? the first /second time …

Complete the sentences using a suitable verb from the list in the
Present Perfect.

RESCUE NOT LOSE KNOW GO FIND FALL

TAKE TELL BREAK READ HAVE BUY BREAK
RECEIVE NOT CATCH WIN BE MISS

1. Lorna is exercising because she wants to lose weight but she

a single kilo yet.
2. Linda is very sad. She just up with her
boyfriend.
3. Paul is sitting in his armchair reading the newspaper. He
already half of it.
4. Jim is very happy because he the football match.
5. This is the first time Alan hiking. He´s really
excited.
6. It´s a sunny warm day so Lisa the baby for a walk.
7. The fireman just the little boy from the
fire.
8. Today it’s Beth’s mum’s birthday. Beth her a beautiful
bunch of flowers.
9. Peter is hitchhiking because his car down.
10. John and his mother already to the
supermarket.
11. Henry just the formula he was looking for.
12. Larry and Catherine are good friends. They each other
for a long time.
13. Dave is reading the letter he from his wife.
14. Tom loves his cat. He it for a long time.
15. George is fishing in the river but he any fish yet.
16. Mary Sue a secret about one of her school mates.
17. Look! Poor Ben just off his bike.
18. Robert the bus and now he will have to take a taxi to
go to work.